danne.
to create, produce or bring into existence
Meaning & usage
to create, produce or bring into existence
De forsøkte å danne en ny teori.
Verb kan danne nye substantiver.
to form, shape; to give something a particular form or appearance
De dannet en sirkel.
Solstrålene dannet en vifte.
to arrange or organize into a particular group, pattern or formation
Soldatene dannet front.
to establish, found, constitute or organize an institution, association, government or similar body
Partiene forsøkte å danne regjering.
to constitute, comprise, form or make up
Elven danner grensen mellom de to områdene.
Disse hendelsene danner grunnlaget for romanen.
danne seg — to form, develop or arise
Det dannet seg kø foran inngangen.
Det danner seg dugg på vinduet.
danne seg et bilde/en mening — to form or develop a mental image, opinion or impression
Hun prøvde å danne seg et bilde av situasjonen.
Jeg har ennå ikke dannet meg en mening.
to be derived or developed from; to have one's origin in
Navnet er dannet av to norrøne ord.
to cultivate, refine or develop intellectually or morally
Kunsten skulle danne og foredle mennesket.
Where this word comes from
From dan (“made, formed; fitted, arranged”) + -e (“verb-forming suffix”). The now dialectal adjective dan originally meant “made, formed; fitted or arranged” and is from Middle Low German dān (“done, made”), the past participle of dōn (“to do, make”). Compare Danish danne, formed from older Danish dan (“fit, arranged”), and Swedish dana (“to form, shape”), borrowed from Danish. Middle Low German dōn is cognate with German tun and English do.
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